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Dance, Paint, Write!

Wednesdays in March, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST

In studio and via Zoom

Series dates: 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

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Start your day with a morning meditation of arts modalities. We’ll weave together a flow of movement, painting, and writing while listening to the inspirations of an ever-changing soundtrack. Each participant focuses on their own creative experience while being held in community. This process is designed to be accessible to all individuals, regardless of mobility. Open to adults and teens. Appropriate for complete beginners and movers, artists and writers of all skill levels. This offering is suggested to be purchased in the 4 session series but can also be purchased in single sessions. No experience required.

Cost: $80 for series (4 sessions) or $25 per session

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The Kintsugi Bowl Experience (Solo or Partner)

Sunday, March 26th, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

In Studio

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This full day workshop is inspired by the teachings of Kintsugi, the Japanese philosophy which states that “the value of an object is not in its beauty, but in its imperfections.” The bowl represents the self and perhaps even society being transformed into something new. We honor our uniqueness, our beauty, our story.

Participants will engage in an intermodal process that blends ritual, writing, and visual art. The process of bonding, breaking, painting, repairing, and sharing will be held in compassionate confidentiality.

This Kintsugi Bowl Experience is designed for both partnered and solo participants. Partners will be provided a larger, shared bowl to break and reassemble together. Register to engage the process individually (with your own bowl) or in pairs with a friend, a partner, a colleague (shared bowl). No experience required.

Cost: $125 per person (materials included)

$125 per person

Mothers and Daughters Story Cloth: A Visual Storytelling Workshop

Saturday, April 1st, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

In Studio ONLY

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This Story Cloth workshop welcomes mothers and daughters into the studio to experience the timeless ritual of storytelling through textile arts. A cultivated intimacy of togetherness occurs when mothers and daughters create together. The appreciation of materials chosen, the sharing of pins cushions, the witnessing of each others process requires no words and harvests life long memories.

Story Cloth is a form of non-verbal self expression that can depict experiences of joy, inspiration and healing. It is a creative way to pass on family stories, recovered dream imagery, or make political statements. Many cultures around the world have put their stories on cloth for generations. Experiences of trauma or grief, that may be hard to express in words, can also be stitched into cloth in an easily understood language of personal expression.

A mountain of materials will be provided and participants are encouraged to bring fabric trimmings, embroidery floss, buttons, beads, nature materials, etc. (that may or may not have sentimental meaning) to use and/or to share. No experience required. Pre-register by March 18th for an early discount.

Cost: $180 per pair (until 3/18) $220 per pair (after 3/18)

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Story Cloth For All: A Visual Storytelling Workshop

Sunday, April 16th, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST

In Studio and via Zoom

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This workshop is designed for all individuals. Come engage in the story cloth process and create your own visual story informed by the imagery, symbols, and experiences personal to you.

Story Cloth is a form of non-verbal self expression that can depict experiences of joy, inspiration and healing. It is a creative way to pass on family stories, recovered dream imagery, or make political statements. Many cultures around the world have put their stories on cloth for generations. Experiences of trauma or grief, that may be hard to express in words, can also be stitched into cloth in an easily understood language of personal expression.

A mountain of materials will be provided and participants are encouraged to bring fabric trimmings, embroidery floss, buttons, beads, nature materials, etc. (that may or may not have sentimental meaning) to use and/or to share. No experience required. Register by April 2nd for an early discount.

Cost: $100 (by 4/2) $120 (after 4/2) or $80 Online

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Intro to SoulCollage®

Saturday, May 20th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

In Studio and via Zoom

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“Stir together the ingredients of your imagination and intuition with a few powerful, cut-out images, and you can create your first SoulCollage® card. After that you will probably want to make a second, a third, and, over time, many more. Gradually you can create your deck of very personal cards….they will help you explore your Soul, your shadow, and your inborn gifts.”

—Seena Frost

Intro to SoulCollage® is an excellent way to experiment with the art of collage. This workshop is a deeply personalized creative experience structured around the SoulCollage® method which engages our intuition, dream images, archetypes and internal cast of characters. This workshop is open to all and can be a useful tool for those working in the healing and helping professions. This SoulCollage® intro can be used towards the pre-requisites for taking the official SoulCollage® facilitator training.

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Mythic Aerial Masquerade

August 7-10th, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

In studio with Murmurations Aerial!

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Bring story to life in this performing arts camp that combines storytelling, character development, aerial dance, and mask making in an engaging and dynamic experience that develops the adventurous imagination. Students will work in both the Expressive Arts Burlington studio for mask making and character development, and the Murmurations studio for aerial and ground dance. Reading, speaking, and drawing are integral parts of this camp. All levels of art and aerial experience welcome. Ages 9-15.

Cost: $425 per student

Register at the Murmurations Aerial website here.

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